John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

	Curt Behlmer is one of two recipients of the 2002 John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation.

Curt Behlmer and Richard Glickman were the 2002 recipients of the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, presented during the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation dinner on Saturday, March 1, 2003.

Behlmer and Glickman each received a Bonner Medal for longstanding support of and service to the Academy and the motion picture industry.

Behlmer has dedicated his career to developing and implementing technology applications to further the quality of motion pictures. Currently as a managing partner with Digital Cinema Ventures, he is responsible for systems development and deployment of advanced technology solutions for motion picture exhibition.

Recently, with ShoWorks Entertainment, Behlmer designed state-of-the art digital screening rooms and post-production facilities in Hollywood, San Francisco and New York. He also is currently serving as chairman of the digital cinema standards committee (DC28) of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

While working with Warner Bros. in the 1990s, Behlmer oversaw the transition of the post-production and sound editorial departments to modern non-linear digital signal processing. By implementing comprehensive network and facility management software, he integrated the various post-production, sound editorial and archive facilities there.

Early in his career, Behlmer was at the forefront of the development of the timecode interlock of film equipment, video recorders and multi-track audio recorders for post-production mixing applications, implementing one of Hollywood's early high-speed re-recording systems with separate stem recorders. Behlmer has been an active member of the Academy for more than 20 years, having served as a Sound Branch Governor, vice-chair of the Sound Branch Executive Committee, and as a member of both the Sci-Tech Awards Committee and the Theater Standards Committee.

Richard Glickman is one of two recipients of the 2002 John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation.

Glickman has operated as an independent consulting engineer since 1971, carrying out a variety of product design and technical marketing projects for various clients in the entertainment industry. As a technical consultant to Robert Hagel, president of The Burbank Studios, Glickman spent eight years advising on new technologies and upgrading facilities, which included a complete redesign of TBS Stage 2 (now Warner Bros. Burbank) into a partially automated facility intended for both film and television production.

Glickman began in the industry in 1959 as chief engineer of ColorTran Industries. He directed their pioneering use of the tungsten halogen lamps to achieve a new range of lightweight, portable professional lighting equipment.

In 1964, Glickman was honored by the Academy with a Technical Achievement Award for these advancements in the design and application to motion picture photography of lighting units using quartz iodine lamps.

Glickman directed the subsequent design and development efforts at ColorTran that resulted in multiple lamp fixtures and the first daylight balance PAR 64 light sources and the company's entry into the electronic dimming field. During his 11-year tenure at ColorTran he was active in the Education Committee of the Hollywood Branch of the SMPTE, and presented technical papers at the organization's national conferences.

Glickman served as national vice-chairman of the Theater, Television and Film Lighting Committee of the Illuminating Engineering Society and also served on the U.S. Sub-Committee on Entertainment Lighting of the CIE (the international illumination standards organization).

For more than 25 years, Glickman has been a member of the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee and has served on the steering committee of that group for more than 20 years.

Author of numerous articles, Glickman also has presented seminars and lectured all over the world.

"In addition to their longstanding service to the Academy, these men are exemplary in their respective fields," said Richard Edlund, chair of the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee. "Both have worked tirelessly for the industry and the Academy and personify what the Bonner Medal represents."

Named in honor of the late director of special projects at Warner Hollywood Studios, the Bonner Medal is awarded for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.